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katherine_alexis's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
Graphic: Pregnancy, Alcohol, Drug abuse, and Suicide
mroth's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? No
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
2.25
Graphic: Suicide and Pregnancy
akshade's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Bullying, Grief, Death, Suicide, Racism, Pregnancy, Mental illness, and Emotional abuse
Minor: Gun violence
stechu___'s review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.75
Graphic: Suicide
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Grief
patedm's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.0
Graphic: Suicide and Grief
Moderate: Vomit and Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
hannahglenn's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
Graphic: Suicide, Suicidal thoughts, and Suicide attempt
Moderate: Pregnancy
tsodeur's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
Graphic: Suicide, Alcoholism, Drug use, and Drug abuse
Moderate: Pregnancy
Minor: Abortion
jaylee_books's review against another edition
Nothing really happens. Her husband dies and we watch the main character grieve. That's it. She makes no effort to do anything about her grief. She stays in bed all day refusing any help from family and friends, loses her job, and then takes a vacation to stay in bed and ignore her family and friends from a hotel.
Also, none of the characters were interesting or memorable. I found myself forgetting who the characters were and their relation to the main character.
I understand this book was not meant to have any twists or big events, it was just meant to be about grief and loss, but I feel like the author could have made the same point with a much shorter book.
Graphic: Death, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Drug use, Pregnancy, and Vomit
elisabethshelby's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
This is undoubtedly both a beautifully written story about loss and grief and finding your way through the pain of your spouse dying, and a heavy, heartbreaking tale of the main character losing herself and her own life, so to speak, in discovering her spouse dead.
**CW** Suicide
It should be noted that this book is based heavily around Quentin's suicide, and the grief associated with that. The book goes into some details about how he died. I would warn that the reader should probably be a good head space to enjoy this book. I had to push this book back into my TBR pile when I was having my own anxiety issues.
That being said - I'm not sure I've ever read a book that so accurately and beautifully describes the grief a human can feel. The ups and downs that Eve felt as she came to terms with her husband's sudden departure is so painful to read because it is so relatable to the reader - her emotion is palpable on every page, and though I didn't agree with every choice she made throughout the novel, I understood that her decisions were being made when her emotional well being was at its lowest.
This book is a strong recommend read for me, though I'm not sure I'll be able to sit through a rereading of it anytime soon. Add this to your TBR pile this year, you won't regret it.
Graphic: Suicidal thoughts, Grief, and Suicide
Moderate: Pregnancy, Drug abuse, Vomit, and Alcoholism
Minor: Abortion
mayrow26's review against another edition
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
2.0
Graphic: Drug abuse, Drug use, Grief, Suicide, Alcohol, Blood, Classism, Death, Pregnancy, and Self harm